Lobby

Definition: Lobby

Lobby

Noun

1. A large entrance or reception room or area.

2. A group of people who try actively to influence legislation.

Verb

1. Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "lobby" was first used: 1593. (references)

Building & Civil Engineering

Fine Arts

General

Law

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Lobby

Method

Door; gateway; (opening); channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit; artery, lane, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor; back-door, back-stairs; secret passage; covert way; vennel.

Motive

Influence, weigh with, bias, sway, incline, dispose, predispose, turn the scale, inoculate; lead by the nose; have influence with, have influence over, have influence upon, exercise influence with, exercise influence over, exercise influence upon; go round, come round one; turn the head, magnetize; lobby.

Receptacle

Portico, porch, stoop, stope, veranda, patio, lanai, terrace, deck; lobby, court, courtyard, hall, vestibule, corridor, passage, breezeway; ante room, ante chamber; lounge; piazza.

Crosswords: Lobby

Dutch (lobby), French (lobby), German (lobby), Hungarian (pressure group), Portuguese (lobby), Romanian (lobby), Spanish (lobby), Swedish (lobby).

Michel, if you wanna go to this auction, you have to be in the lobby at six o'clock Friday morning (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)

Standing by in the lobby. (The Towering Inferno; writing credit: Richard Martin Stern; Thomas N. Scortia)

No. And I talked to the guards downstairs in the lobby and he hasn't passed through, so he's still in the building (NewsRadio; writing credit: Scott Bank; Jenny Banks)

I'm getting complaints from the landlord about the gun battles in the hall, and the bombs in the lobby, and the knife fights in the elevator (Get Smart; writing credit: Shinichi Sekizawa; Futaro Yamada)

People can wait in the lobby. (Yes, Prime Minister; writing credit: Tom Musca)

Or should I wait for the lobby, spare the lies (Crowded Elevator(Scream 3 Soundtrack,Make Yourself Import); performing artist: Incubus)

El Lobby contra el cordero (1968)

Let's All Go to the Lobby (1957)

Hotel Lobby (2003)

Lobby (1997)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Campaign Finance, Ethics and Lobby Law Blue Book, 1990 (reference)

• Collecting Movie Posters: An Illustrated Reference Guide to Movie Art-Posters, Press Kits, and Lobby Cards (reference)

• Lobby Hero (reference)

• Snakes in the Lobby (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Nam Lobby Tax Compliance Manual (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Crawl Into My Parlour:Lobster Lobby (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Alligators in the Lobby (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Rubbermaid 637400 Brown Lobby Dust Pan Broom (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. A model of an American alligator in the lobby of the Weeks Bay NERR Interpretive Center. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Volunteers help stock "free" information on public lands in the PLIC's lobby. The Arizona Public Lands Information Center (PLIC) is a partnership between the nonprofit Public Lands Interpretive Association and the Bureau of Land Management. The Center offers one-stop-shopping and up to date information on all of the public lands in Arizona. Located at 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. Phone: 602-417-9300. Credit: Chris Tincher.

U.S. Air Force Hospital, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA. : Out-patient service lobby. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Main Lobby. / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by J.T. Jackson..

Two men in hotel lobby, others in background. Credit: Library of Congress.

The speakers lobby, House [of] Representatives, Washington. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rifle (gun lobby) aimed at fallen figure (gun bill). Credit: Library of Congress.

Woodrow Wilson pokes "the charges" stick into "the lobby" hornet's nest while "Mulhall" bees fly out. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mayor C.A. Kincaid of McKeesport, Pa., Mayor Allen C. Thompson, of Jackson, Miss., and Mayor Marshall Kurfees of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in main lobby of the Waldorf Astoria, New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lobby card promoting The Jackie Robinson Story, showing Minor Watson (as Dodgers president Branch Rickey) and Jackie Robinson (as himself). Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

However, the powerful agricultural lobby feels that government support is insufficient. (references)

These companies established a strong dumping lobby in the Parliament when the Waste Act was still under the scrutiny. (references)

However, recently, Japanese industries have begun to complain about the small share of Japanese firms and have started to lobby for increases in Japanese involvement. (references)

Children

Zimbabwe

NGO's continued to lobby to include albinos in the definition of "disabled" under the law. (references)

Civil Liberties

South Africa

The SANEF continued to lobby unsuccessfully for a formal amendment to the act codifying the terms of the informal agreement. (references)

Korea

The National Assembly frequently debates revision of the NSL. Although the Government abandoned direct control over the news media, it continues to exercise indirect influence, and government officials vigorously lobby reporters and editors. (references)

Economic History

India

It can advise potential franchisers about the current legislative framework, and lobby with the government for changes. (references)

Georgia

While a cease-fire is in effect, more than 230,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were driven from their homes during the conflict constitute a vocal lobby. (references)

Nigeria

Lawyers active in IPR issues formed the "Industrial Property Law Interest Group" (IPLIG) to educate and lobby the government and the public on industrial IPR issues. (references)

Human Rights

Slovak Republic

Ducky was killed in the lobby of his apartment building a week after the authorities filed charges against him for financial mismanagement and illegal property transfers while at the gas monopoly. (references)

Indigenous People

Indonesia

A special team was established in Jakarta to lobby Parliament and the administration and explain the intent and background of the Papuan Special Autonomy Law. (references)

Political Economy

Moldova

For example, some local governments take an active role in encouraging investments in their territories and promoting foreign trade, lobby for establishing free economic zones and setting up business incubators and streamline business registration and supervision procedures. (references)

Political Rights

Liberia

Local officials serve mainly to lobby the central Government. (references)

Kenya

The Women's Political Caucus, formed in 1997, continued to lobby over matters of concern to women and to increase the influence of women on government policy. (references)

Women

Denmark

Women's rights groups lobby the Government on matters of concern, such as wage disparities and parental leave. (references)

Worker Rights

Romania

Some labor organizations lobby for healthier, safer, working conditions on behalf of their members. (references)

Slovak Republic

Unions are independent of the Government and political parties; however unions continued to lobby those entities in order to gain support for union positions on key labor issues. (references)

United Arab Emirates

However, some professional associations are granted greater freedom to raise work-related concerns, to lobby the Government for redress, or to file a grievance with the Government. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "lobby": antinuclear lobby ♦ green lobby ♦ hotel lobby ♦ in the hotel lobby ♦ Lobby member ♦ peace lobby. Additional references.

Beginning with "lobby": lobby-bar, lobby-dosser, lobby-force, lobby-level, lobby-press.

Ending with "lobby": anti-lobby, out-lobby.

Albanian

lob (lobe), paradhomë (antechamber, anteroom, hall, hallway), holl (foyer, vestibule), hajat (gallery, porch, terrace, vestibule), grup ndikues. (various references)

Arabic 

‏فريق الضغط, ‏مجموعة تأثير على البرلمان, ‏لوبي رواق, ‏قوة ضاغطة (pressure group), ‏ضغط (bear in mind, compress, compressing, compression, crowd, depress, duress, force, hustle, jam, lay stress on smth., lean, lobbying, pinch, press, pressure, push, screw, smash, squeeze, strain, stress, telescope, tension), ‏رواق (arcade, corridor, gallery, hall, hallway, loftiness, passage, porch), ‏ردهة (anteroom, foyer, hall, limbo, lounge, parlor, parlour, vestibule), ‏ردهات المسرح, ‏دهليز (corridor, gallery, passage, passageway, vestibule). (various references)

Bulgarian 

фоайе (crush room, foyer, lounge, promenade), кулоар, коридор (corridor, coulisse, hall, hallway, passage, passageway, vestibule), лобирам, лоби, преддверие (antechamber, prostyle, vestibule). (various references)

Chinese 

休息室 (lounge), 大厅 (Halls, Lobbies). (various references)

Czech

vestibul (hall, vestibule), předsíò (antechamber, hall, vestibule), ovlivòovat (influence, lead), intervenovat u poslance, hala (concourse, hall, lounge, shed). (various references)

Danish

lobby (foyer, hall), vestibule, hall (foyer, hall), foyer (foyer, hall), forhal (booking hall, circulating area, concourse, entrance hall). (various references)

Dutch

lobby (foyer, hall). (various references)

Farsi 

مهمانخانه (Inn), سخنرانی کردن (Discourse, Lecture, Speak). (various references)

French

vestibule, lobby, hall (lounge), foyer (lounge). (various references)

German

lobby, interessengruppe (faction, interest group), vorraum (anteroom, foyer, outer office, stock room, store room, vestibule), foyer (entrance hall, foyer, promenade, vestibule). (various references)

Greek 

προθάλαμος (anteroom, foyer), λόμπι. (various references)

Hebrew 

מסדרון (corridor, foyer, hall, hallway, passageway, vestibule), לובי, שדולה (pressure group). (various references)

Hungarian

érdekvédelmi csoport. (various references)

Indonesian

ruang masuk. (various references)

Italian

vestibolo (front court, hall, hallway, vestibule), foyer (foyer, hall), atrio (atrium, concourse, entrance hall, foyer, lounge, vestibule). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

圧力団体 (pressure group), ロバの橋 (lobbying, pons asinorum), 休息所 (lounge, restroom). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ロビー , きゅうそくじょ (lounge, restroom), あつりょくだんたい (pressure group). (various references)

Korean 

로비 (Lobbies, lounge). (various references)

Manx

shamyr ghorrys, far-hamyr (ante-chamber, hallway), cur shilley er (call on, visit). (various references)

Norwegian

vestibyle (lounge), korridor, foajè. (various references)

Pig Latin

obbylay.(various references)

Portuguese

vestíbulo (atrium, foyer, passageway, vestibule). (various references)

Romanian

lobby, vestibul (anteroom, hall, hallway, vestibule), sala paşilor pierduţi, influenţa (affect, bias, bring to bear, influence, predetermine, reach, sway, work), hol (hall), foaier, culoar (corridor, hall, Lane), coridor (corridor, gallery, gangway, hall, hallway, Lane, pass, passage, passage way), anticamerã (antechamber, anteroom, waiting room). (various references)

Russian 

кулуары, вестибюль (antechamber, guest lounge, hall, vestibule), лобби;кулуары, лобби, прихожая (antechamber, hallway, vestibule). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

lobi, predvorje neke skupštine, foaje (foyer, lounge). (various references)

Spanish

vestíbulo (anteroom, foyer, hall, hallway, vestibule), lobby, antecámara (antechamber, anteroom). (various references)

Swedish

korridor (alley, areaway, corridor, hall, hallway, passage, passageway). (various references)

Thai

ห้องโถง. (various references)

Turkish

lobi oluşturmak, lobi (pressure group), kulis yapmak, kulis (backstage, greenroom, offstage, wings), hol (hall, hallway), görüşme yapmak (have a talk, have an interview, meet, treat with). (various references)

Turkmen 

foяe (r) (foyer). (various references)

Ukrainian

кулуари (cloak-room), вестибюль (antechamber, anteroom, concourse, hall, vestibule), обробляти членів парламенту, лобірувати, лобі, приймальна. (various references)

lobia. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "lobby": lobbyer, lobbyers, lobbygow, lobbygows, lobbying, lobbyism, lobbyisms, lobbyist, lobbyists. (additional references)

Words ending with "lobby": globby, slobby. (additional references)

Words containing "lobby": superlobbyist, superlobbyists. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Lobby" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Labbi, Lby, lebb, Libbey, libry, liby, lobb, Lobbs, lobi, lobie, loby, Looby, lubb, lubey, obby, Olby, plebby, slobby, slubby, wobby. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: blob.

-2 letters: bob, boy, lob, yob.

-3 letters: bo, by, lo, oy, yo.

+1 letter: blowby, globby, slobby, wobbly.

+2 letters: bellboy, blowbys, knobbly, lobbyer, nobbily.

+3 letters: bellboys, blackboy, bullyboy, lobbyers, lobbygow, lobbying, lobbyism, lobbyist, obeyable, probably, slobbery, snobbily.

+4 letters: blackbody, blackboys, bulbously, bullyboys, cubbyhole, lobbygows, lobbyisms, lobbyists.

+5 letters: abominably, bibliology, bibliopegy, bibulously, cubbyholes, improbably, observably, snobbishly, stubbornly.